# Incident 19971019042169I: Cessna 310R, Carbondale-Murp, IL, October 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1997, 11:12 local time
- Place: Carbondale-Murp, IL
- Airport: Southern Illinois
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7781° N, 89.2520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (MDH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7781&lon=-89.2520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98834, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98834) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 75 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971019042169I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 19, 1997, AT 1112 CDT, AT CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS, DURING A TAXI TO RUNWAY 24, THE PILOT OF N98834, A CESSNA 310, APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE LEFT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE TAXIWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT PROPELLER. THE LEFT ENGINE CRANKSHAFT WAS INSPECTED AS PER THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS. A SERVICEABLE PROPELLER WAS INSTALLED AND THE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES WERE RE-BUILT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE BRAKE LININGS ON THE LEFT BRAKE CALIPER WERE WORN WHICH ALLOWED FLUID TO LEAK PAST THE PISTON O-RING. A COMPLETED MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT IS TO BE FORWARDED BY THE REPAIRING MECHANIC.

## Other reports on N98834 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870225038972A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870225038972A), Feb 25, 1987: Cessna 310R (N98834), Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. The tail of the taxiing aircraft was hit by N88704 which was taking off. ATC controllers did not ensure separation
- [Incident 19821009061709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821009061709I), Oct 9, 1982: Cessna 310 (N98834), Lompoc, CA, Minor damage. Raised landing gear switch on take off roll instead of flap switch. Propeller blades touched runway on lift off.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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